UEFA European Under-21 Championship: full history
Saturday, July 8, 2023
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All the hosts and winners from every UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
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There have been 23 editions of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship; click the links for more information on specific tournaments.
SEASON | HOSTS | WINNERS | RUNNERS-UP | TEAMS IN FINALS |
1976/78 | Home-and-away basis | Yugoslavia | East Germany | - |
1978/80 | Home-and-away basis | USSR | East Germany | - |
1980/82 | Home-and-away basis | England | West Germany | - |
1982/84 | Home-and-away basis | England | Spain | - |
1984/86 | Home-and-away basis | Spain | Italy | - |
1986/88 | Home-and-away basis | France | Greece | - |
1988/90 | Home-and-away basis | USSR | Yugoslavia | - |
1990/92 | Home-and-away basis | Italy | Sweden | - |
1992/94 | France | Italy | Portugal | 4 |
1994/96 | Spain | Italy | Spain | 4 |
1996/98 | Romania | Spain | Greece | 8 |
1998/00 | Slovakia | Italy | Czechia | 8 |
2000/02 | Switzerland | Czechia | France | 8 |
2002/04 | Germany | Italy | Serbia and Montenegro | 8 |
2004/06 | Portugal | Netherlands | Ukraine | 8 |
2006/07 | Netherlands | Netherlands | Serbia | 12 |
2007/09 | Sweden | Germany | England | 12 |
2009/11 | Denmark | Spain | Switzerland | 12 |
2011/13 | Israel | Spain | Italy | 12 |
2013/15 | Czechia | Sweden | Portugal | 12 |
2015/17 | Poland | Germany | Spain | 12 |
2017/19 | Italy & San Marino | Spain | Germany | 12 |
2019/21 | Hungary & Slovenia | Germany | Portugal | 16 |
2021/23 | Georgia & Romania | England | Spain | 16 |
2023/25 | Slovakia | 16 |